In 1988, on the banks of the Puntledge River on Vancouver Island, a strange fossil began to emerge from the stone. It was long, with an almost serpentine neck, the skeleton of what seemed to be a ...

An 11-year-old fossil hunter helped scientists discover remains of a giant marine reptile that lived about 202 million years ...

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "This group of animals comprises a complex of disparate groups including the dolphin/shark-like ichthyosaurs, manatee-like placodonts, long- ...

The Hell Creek Mosasaur, reconstruction by Christopher DiPiazza. Please note that more images and a short video are available at this link: https://springernature-my ...

Sunday, June 8 is World Oceans Day and we’re going to look at California’s state sea reptile as well as other turtles in our waters. One or more of the seven species of sea turtles can be found in ...

Reptiles are amongst the earliest living things on planet earth, and they lived millions of years ago. They have grown to extremely massive sizes, and their species are the strongest ever living ...

Marine palaeoecosystems of the past are intricately linked with the diverse assemblages of fossil reptiles especially in the Mesozoic. Recent work has shown a much greater diversity of such Mesozoic ...

Science gets more fascinating by the day. From astronomers plumbing the depths of the known universe to paleontologists studying ancient life forms, these experts are using their skills to better ...

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan— The 20th Conference of the Parties for the world’s wildlife trade convention ended today with the parties formalizing several newly adopted protections for more than 100 ...